Incompetence all around . Still waiting for punch list things to be done months later. They claim the screwups are our fault. No problem billing or cashing checks though. read more

DAKinsella company offers very fair prices and excellent quality of work. The employees work very hard to communicate and complete construction and architecture projects in a timely manner! Great job team! read more

I'd give D.A.K less than a zero if I could. I'm an Engineer with more than 30 years of design experience in many fields. I designed the addition I wanted, complete with method of connecting it to my home, elevations, multiple stages of stress analysis and a selection of structural answers to design problems (specific floor joists for extended, unsupported reach, etc) . I asked Dave to stick with my design and simply added construction detail and analyze for code. He agreed. He didn't do it. There is little he didn't change or get wrong. His drafting staff didn't examine my drawings and, even after being corrected, still got things wrong. I tried to explain to Dave what was done incorrectly and he started yelling and called me an amateur. If he and his staff can't read a simple drawing or follow instructions, who's the amateur? I fired him! I should have payed attention to the negative ratings I was reading. Don't waste your time and money! Hire someone who knows what they're doing. read more

They promise everything, ask for money, and then make up excuses why they can not do what they say! So sorry to have hired them.

Lonnie R As I thought that a few years later these reviews would turn out like this. He does not pay the contractors as well, took over a year to get payed. He had to change the name of his business, there were to many bad reviews adding up and he could not longer have them removed. If you would be a better business man Dave you would see things would change for you, but with these new reviews coming out about you looks like you might change your company's name instead. read more

Wow what a great experience! Dave, Chris and the team designed my house exactly the way I asked and everything was top notch from start to finish! 100% would recommend! read more

The entire experience was torture. I was building this so my sister could move in and care for my mother. It was so difficult as I live thousands of miles away. The time it took to build a 780 square feet addition was almost 1 year. They argued about everything they had agreed to do. They gave us poor advice that led to additional cost. They had estimated 120 days. The incredible meanness they displayed made my 88 year old mother call me every time they were on the property to express the anxiety she was feeling. She passed away of a heart attack as they were finally finishing the job. The quality was substandard and in the end I felt cheated. The unwillingness to accept responsibility for the mistakes they made was consistent throughout the process. read more

Our house was a 1955 ranch-style house with 3 bedrooms, one bath, kitchen, and living/dining room that we moved into in 1995. We had been looking to add a second bathroom and had originally worked with an architect from NH to do a modest front and rear bump out to give us more room to fit in a second bathroom. This architect had to withdraw from the job and recommended David Kinsella of TBC. David initially made some modest changes to the plan that made sense. After some further discussion, in which my wife and I raised the possibility of a larger scale project to modernize the style of the house, David developed a plan that essentially rebuilt the house except for our previously remodeled kitchen and original foundation. This new plan converted our house into modern design with a more open floor plan, completely new roof line, loft space, re-finished basement (and the second bathroom). David was able to fit this into an only slightly expanded footprint in order to comply with town regulations. Throughout the process, David kept our budget in mind and would typically present different price options for us to choose from to allow us to come up with a reasonable comprise between price with style. In addition TBC worked with the town to make sure our design stayed within our zoning and conservation restrictions. After deciding to go ahead with the project, we interviewed several contractors and decided that TBC brought us the best value for our money and would also allow David to oversee the project as needed. We started the project in June 2011 and completed the project in May 2012. The project did take several months longer than expected, but did stay on budget. The major problem that occurred that delayed the project was that in the summer of 2011, the original subcontracted framers were being sent to other jobs by their boss even though TBC was told they would be coming to our job. Hence, instead of working full time on our job, they were working less than half time. Eventually TBC had to fire them and find a new contractor to step in. At the time we felt that TBC should have replaced them sooner, but perhaps this was difficult due to contractual obligations. (We also found this first group of framers were slobs who did not have much regard for the fact that we were still living in the house.) By the end of summer 2011, the house was not completely framed and roofed and number of rain storms (including hurricane Irene) slowed down progress further. In mid-October we were still living in the part of the house and we agreed at this point that we would move out to allow for a more efficient work flow. From this point construction generally proceeded ahead, except for a few delays do to weather and scheduling conflicts that arose for other subcontractors, no doubt due to the significant delay caused by the no-show framers. In the end the house is beautiful and works for us better than we could have imagined. While the house has not expanded much in terms of square feet, the open floor plan and high ceiling/roof line combined with increased natural lighting gives a much more expansive feeling inside. From the curb, the house has modern angular green metal roof with cedar siding and one has to look hard to find any resemblance to the original house. At the completion of of the project, TBC was very responsive to completing punch-list items and other minor issues that have arisen over the past year. While my wife and I certainly had stressful times during the renovation (and certainly did a lot of second guessing our decision to renovate rather than move), we always felt that David had a personal interest in getting the job done correctly and making sure that we were happy in the end. In that regard, David was very accessible by email or phone before, during, and after the work. In summary, David Kinsella provided the creativity to design a renovation plan that was truly transforming for our house and TBC was then able to see the plan through to successful completion. read more

The Backyard Collabrative advertise themselves as a complete design and build contracting service. they are not competent designers and seemed incapable of creating a design that met our needs or our budget. After several attempts to produce a satisfactory design we had to terminate the project. TBC them fraudulently attempted to bill us for the full price of the design and build service. The resolution of the project required litigation. read more